SEC Women’s Championships Day 2 Prelims: Rhyan White Breaks Meet Record in 100 Back
The 2021 SEC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship continued with Friday’s Day 3 prelims.
The morning was highlighted by Alabama’s Rhyan White, who not only swam a double, making the finals in two events, but broke a 12-year SEC meet record in the 100 backstroke.
Here is a look at what happened Friday morning:
SEC Women’s 400 IM
Kentucky sophomore Lauren Pool took the top spot in the 400 IM by more than a second. She touched the wall in 4:06.84.
Tennessee senior Alexis Yager took the second seed in 4:07.69, followed by Arkansas senior Peyton Palsha and Florida junior Vanessa Pearl (4:08.41).
Event 8 Women 400 Yard IM ================================================================== NCAA: N 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford SEC Meet: S 3:58.35 2/17/2012 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida Pool: P 3:59.26 2/20/2014 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida 4:03.62 A 4:17.30 B Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Poole, Lauren M SO Kentucky-KY 4:10.29 4:06.84 qB 26.85 57.36 (30.51) 1:28.29 (30.93) 1:58.48 (30.19) 2:33.56 (35.08) 3:08.54 (34.98) 3:38.23 (29.69) 4:06.84 (28.61) 2 Yager, Alexis A SR Tennessee-SE 4:08.75 4:07.69 qB 26.89 57.29 (30.40) 1:29.19 (31.90) 2:00.74 (31.55) 2:34.78 (34.04) 3:09.84 (35.06) 3:39.44 (29.60) 4:07.69 (28.25) 3 Palsha, Peyton SR Arkansas-AR 4:10.05 4:08.02 qB 27.01 57.05 (30.04) 1:29.57 (32.52) 2:00.98 (31.41) 2:35.71 (34.73) 3:11.28 (35.57) 3:39.79 (28.51) 4:08.02 (28.23) 4 Pearl, Vanessa JR Florida-FL 4:10.69 4:08.41 qB 26.32 56.91 (30.59) 1:28.95 (32.04) 2:00.64 (31.69) 2:35.06 (34.42) 3:10.27 (35.21) 3:39.57 (29.30) 4:08.41 (28.84) 5 Golding, Kathle FR Florida-FL 4:12.39 4:08.43 qB 26.29 56.63 (30.34) 1:28.60 (31.97) 2:00.19 (31.59) 2:35.47 (35.28) 3:11.59 (36.12) 3:40.50 (28.91) 4:08.43 (27.93) 6 Bonnett, Bailey SR Kentucky-KY 4:14.42 4:08.92 qB 26.69 57.28 (30.59) 1:29.59 (32.31) 2:01.47 (31.88) 2:35.92 (34.45) 3:11.31 (35.39) 3:41.09 (29.78) 4:08.92 (27.83) 7 Davey, Gillian SO Kentucky-KY 4:09.68 4:09.29 qB 26.78 57.12 (30.34) 1:30.30 (33.18) 2:02.44 (32.14) 2:36.25 (33.81) 3:09.97 (33.72) 3:40.17 (30.20) 4:09.29 (29.12) 8 Ownbey, Hannah Auburn-SE 4:12.50 4:09.64 qB 17.35 56.62 (39.27) 1:28.75 (32.13) 1:59.76 (31.01) 2:35.09 (35.33) 3:10.82 (35.73) 3:40.95 (30.13) 4:09.64 (28.69) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Toney, Camryn C SR Texas A&M-GU 4:10.47 4:09.88 qB 27.37 57.71 (30.34) 1:30.37 (32.66) 2:01.90 (31.53) 2:37.12 (35.22) 3:12.96 (35.84) 3:41.87 (28.91) 4:09.88 (28.01) 10 Quah, Jing SR Texas A&M-GU 4:09.09 4:10.20 qB 25.89 55.32 (29.43) 1:27.15 (31.83) 1:58.05 (30.90) 2:34.71 (36.66) 3:11.89 (37.18) 3:41.74 (29.85) 4:10.20 (28.46) 11 Theil, Caroline JR Texas A&M-GU NT 4:10.91 qB 26.78 56.94 (30.16) 1:29.18 (32.24) 2:00.03 (30.85) 2:36.83 (36.80) 3:11.99 (35.16) 3:41.57 (29.58) 4:10.91 (29.34) 12 Rice, Anna H. FR Kentucky-KY 4:19.09 4:11.97 qB 26.13 56.31 (30.18) 1:28.58 (32.27) 2:00.22 (31.64) 2:35.90 (35.68) 3:12.67 (36.77) 3:42.94 (30.27) 4:11.97 (29.03) 13 Dickinson, Call JR Georgia-GA 4:10.56 4:12.77 qB 25.77 55.47 (29.70) 1:27.53 (32.06) 1:59.14 (31.61) 2:36.25 (37.11) 3:13.76 (37.51) 3:43.80 (30.04) 4:12.77 (28.97) 14 Vavrinova, Adel SO Arkansas-AR 4:13.12 4:13.10 qB 27.14 57.75 (30.61) 1:30.51 (32.76) 2:02.30 (31.79) 2:38.16 (35.86) 3:14.71 (36.55) 3:44.29 (29.58) 4:13.10 (28.81) 15 Homovich, Maddi JR Georgia-GA 4:12.14 4:13.12 qB 27.24 58.03 (30.79) 1:30.28 (32.25) 2:01.11 (30.83) 2:38.27 (37.16) 3:15.43 (37.16) 3:45.45 (30.02) 4:13.12 (27.67) 16 Burchill, Sammi SR Georgia-GA 4:13.15 4:13.28 qB 27.20 57.66 (30.46) 1:29.78 (32.12) 2:00.80 (31.02) 2:37.56 (36.76) 3:15.01 (37.45) 3:44.60 (29.59) 4:13.28 (28.68)
SEC Women’s 100 Butterfly
Alabama junior Rhyan White used a strong back-half of her race to take the top seed in the 100 butterfly at 51.07.
Kentucky junior Izzy Gati took the second seed (51.84), followed by Tennessee juniors Mallory Beil (52.11) and Trude Rothrock (52.12).
Event 9 Women 100 Yard Butterfly ================================================================== NCAA: N 49.26 3/22/2019 Hansson/MacNeil, USC & MIch SEC Meet: S 49.38 2/20/2020 Erika Brown, Tennessee Pool: P 49.85 2/21/2019 Erika Brown, Tennessee 50.92 A 53.76 B Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 White, Rhyan E JR Alabama-SE 51.41 51.07 qB 11.16 23.75 (12.59) 37.32 (13.57) 51.07 (13.75) 2 Gati, Izzy G JR Kentucky-KY 52.61 51.84 qB 11.04 24.36 (13.32) 37.81 (13.45) 51.84 (14.03) 3 Beil, Mallory J JR Tennessee-SE 52.18 52.11 qB 11.42 24.50 (13.08) 38.01 (13.51) 52.11 (14.10) 4 Rothrock, Trude JR Tennessee-SE 51.77 52.12 qB 11.04 24.09 (13.05) 37.63 (13.54) 52.12 (14.49) 5 Pike, Taylor A SR Texas A&M-GU 53.16 52.32 qB 11.35 24.76 (13.41) 38.33 (13.57) 52.32 (13.99) 6 Felner, Gracie FR Alabama-SE 52.83 52.33 qB 10.86 24.08 (13.22) 37.89 (13.81) 52.33 (14.44) 7 Harris, Jewels SR Auburn-SE 52.76 52.46 qB 11.46 24.42 (12.96) 38.24 (13.82) 52.46 (14.22) 8 Luther, Dakota JR Georgia-GA 52.68 52.55 qB 11.46 24.76 (13.30) 38.56 (13.80) 52.55 (13.99) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Smith, Tatum N JR Georgia-GA 53.26 52.70 qB 11.21 24.35 (13.14) 38.09 (13.74) 52.70 (14.61) 9 Brooks, Caitlin SO Kentucky-KY 53.04 52.70 qB 11.60 24.60 (13.00) 38.66 (14.06) 52.70 (14.04) 11 Rees, Meredith SO Missouri-MV 54.03 52.94 qB 11.12 24.48 (13.36) 38.54 (14.06) 52.94 (14.40) 12 Theall, Olivia FR Texas A&M-GU 53.43 53.07 qB 11.10 24.59 (13.49) 38.65 (14.06) 53.07 (14.42) 13 Stephenson, Emm SO Texas A&M-GU 54.60 53.21 qB 11.26 25.08 (13.82) 38.95 (13.87) 53.21 (14.26) 14 Sichterman, Meg SR Tennessee-SE 53.26 53.42 qB 11.17 24.57 (13.40) 38.76 (14.19) 53.42 (14.66) 15 Ray, Amanda E FR Florida-FL 54.19 53.55 qB 11.52 25.01 (13.49) 39.20 (14.19) 53.55 (14.35) 16 Reed, Maria D SR Alabama-SE 53.78 53.58 qB 11.65 24.99 (13.34) 39.32 (14.33) 53.58 (14.26)
SEC Women’s 200 Free
After winning the 500 last night, Georgia’s Courtney Harnish took the fifth seed in the 200 free, though the top six seeds are all within a half second of each other.
Florida sophomore Talia Bates took the top spot in 1:44.23, ahead of Tennessee senior Tjasa Pintar (1:44.40).
Kentucky junior Riley Gaines took the third spot (1:44.47), followed by Texas A&M freshman Chloe Stepanek (1:44.57), Harnish (1:44.75) and Alabama’s Cora Dupre (1:44.76).
Event 10 Women 200 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== NCAA: N 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California SEC Meet: S 1:41.83 2/20/2014 Shannon Vreeland, Georgia Pool: P 1:41.23 12/6/2014 Missy Franklin, California 1:42.98 A 1:47.12 B Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Bates, Talia B SO Florida-FL 1:45.05 1:44.23 qB 23.95 50.27 (26.32) 1:17.40 (27.13) 1:44.23 (26.83) 2 Pintar, Tjasa SR Tennessee-SE 1:45.60 1:44.40 qB 24.60 50.90 (26.30) 1:17.91 (27.01) 1:44.40 (26.49) 3 Gaines, Riley M JR Kentucky-KY 1:43.68 1:44.47 qB 24.54 51.02 (26.48) 1:17.69 (26.67) 1:44.47 (26.78) 4 Stepanek, Chloe FR Texas A&M-GU 1:44.40 1:44.57 qB 24.43 51.34 (26.91) 1:18.06 (26.72) 1:44.57 (26.51) 5 Harnish, Courtn SR Georgia-GA 1:45.22 1:44.75 qB 24.61 51.32 (26.71) 1:18.15 (26.83) 1:44.75 (26.60) 6 Dupre, Cora A SO Alabama-SE 1:48.22 1:44.76 qB 24.48 50.95 (26.47) 1:17.88 (26.93) 1:44.76 (26.88) 7 Scott, Morgan E JR Alabama-SE 1:45.20 1:45.43 qB 24.47 51.12 (26.65) 1:18.20 (27.08) 1:45.43 (27.23) 8 Parker, Maxine FR Georgia-GA 1:47.59 1:45.99 qB 24.60 51.52 (26.92) 1:19.07 (27.55) 1:45.99 (26.92) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Wheeler, Kaitly SO Kentucky-KY 1:46.69 1:46.12 qB 24.88 51.76 (26.88) 1:18.82 (27.06) 1:46.12 (27.30) 10 Miller, Nikki SR Florida-FL 1:46.42 1:46.20 qB 25.01 51.73 (26.72) 1:18.92 (27.19) 1:46.20 (27.28) 11 Milutinovich, K SO LSU-LA 1:46.95 1:46.26 qB 24.62 51.50 (26.88) 1:18.51 (27.01) 1:46.26 (27.75) 12 Mack, Katelyn G SO Florida-FL 1:46.23 1:46.31 qB 24.21 51.21 (27.00) 1:18.55 (27.34) 1:46.31 (27.76) 13 Hepler, Daniell JR Texas A&M-GU 1:50.57 1:46.42 qB 25.25 52.29 (27.04) 1:19.41 (27.12) 1:46.42 (27.01) 14 Mathieu, Tylor SO Florida-FL 1:46.95 1:46.43 qB 24.96 51.67 (26.71) 1:19.26 (27.59) 1:46.43 (27.17) 15 Ault, Taylor A SR Florida-FL 1:47.59 1:46.68 qB 25.34 52.23 (26.89) 1:19.49 (27.26) 1:46.68 (27.19) 16 Reinstein, Sloa FR Georgia-GA 1:47.64 1:46.73 qB 25.06 52.03 (26.97) 1:19.47 (27.44) 1:46.73 (27.26)
SEC Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Tennessee freshman Mona McSharry took the top seed in the 100 breaststroke, touchin the wall in 58.35.
Georgia sophomore Zoie Hartman took the second spot at 58.64, followed by Florida freshman Cecilia Porter (589.41) and Texas A&M junior Kylie Powers (59.60).
Event 11 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== NCAA: N 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana SEC Meet: S 57.28 2/21/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A&M Pool: P 57.28 2/21/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A&M 58.60 A 1:01.84 B Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 McSharry, Mona FR Tennessee-SE 58.28 58.35 qA 12.63 27.46 (14.83) 42.63 (15.17) 58.35 (15.72) 2 Hartman, Zoie E SO Georgia-GA 58.34 58.64 qB 12.59 27.74 (15.15) 43.12 (15.38) 58.64 (15.52) 3 Porter, Cecilia FR Florida-FL 59.22 59.41 qB 12.84 27.93 (15.09) 43.67 (15.74) 59.41 (15.74) 4 Powers, Kylie A JR Texas A&M-GU 1:00.53 59.60 qB 13.13 28.36 (15.23) 43.80 (15.44) 59.60 (15.80) 5 Petkova, Diana Alabama-SE 1:03.56 59.68 qB 13.08 28.26 (15.18) 43.77 (15.51) 59.68 (15.91) 6 Herrmann, Vanes JR Arkansas-AR 1:00.40 59.76 qB 13.10 28.26 (15.16) 43.82 (15.56) 59.76 (15.94) 7 Deboer, Adriann SR Florida-FL 1:00.66 1:00.05 qB 12.70 27.90 (15.20) 43.67 (15.77) 1:00.05 (16.38) 8 Wright, Cat G JR Alabama-SE 1:01.14 1:00.10 qB 12.93 28.37 (15.44) 44.12 (15.75) 1:00.10 (15.98) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Boll, Emilie SO LSU-LA 1:00.57 1:00.33 qB 12.97 28.27 (15.30) 44.01 (15.74) 1:00.33 (16.32) 10 Smith, Alaya D FR Texas A&M-GU 1:00.86 1:00.40 qB 13.01 28.53 (15.52) 44.24 (15.71) 1:00.40 (16.16) 11 Hill, Jaclyn F SR Kentucky-KY 1:01.47 1:00.41 qB 13.18 28.67 (15.49) 44.33 (15.66) 1:00.41 (16.08) 11 Davey, Gillian SO Kentucky-KY 1:00.51 1:00.41 qB 13.05 28.65 (15.60) 44.61 (15.96) 1:00.41 (15.80) 13 Gebel, Alex E JR Tennessee-SE 1:01.18 1:00.56 qB 12.82 28.23 (15.41) 44.26 (16.03) 1:00.56 (16.30) 14 Cummings, Carly SR Auburn-SE 1:00.76 1:00.59 qB 13.09 28.55 (15.46) 44.43 (15.88) 1:00.59 (16.16) 15 Steele, Taylor SO South Carolina-S 1:01.03 1:00.74 qB 12.78 28.22 (15.44) 44.17 (15.95) 1:00.74 (16.57) 16 Kennett, Bobbi FR Texas A&M-GU 1:01.79 1:00.77 qB 13.60 29.18 (15.58) 44.73 (15.55) 1:00.77 (16.04)
SEC Women’s 100 Backstroke
Pulling a double, Alabama junior Rhyan White took the top seed in the 100 backstroke in 59.20 to break the SEC meet record.
It was previously held by Florida’s Gemma Spofforth (50.53) in 2009.
Missouri senior Sarah Thompson took the second seed in 51.51, followed by Kentucky’s Caitlin Brooks (51.86) and Sophie Sorenson (52.18).
Event 12 Women 100 Yard Backstroke ================================================================== NCAA: N 49.18 3/22/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin SEC Meet: S 50.53 2/20/2009 Gemma Spofforth, Florida Pool: P 50.01 12/5/2014 Courtney Bartholomew 50.93 A 53.94 B Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 White, Rhyan E JR Alabama-SE 50.45 50.20SqA 11.73 24.05 (12.32) 37.05 (13.00) 50.20 (13.15) 2 Thompson, Sarah SR Missouri-MV 51.90 51.51 qB 11.77 24.43 (12.66) 37.77 (13.34) 51.51 (13.74) 3 Brooks, Caitlin SO Kentucky-KY 51.56 51.86 qB 12.05 24.85 (12.80) 38.26 (13.41) 51.86 (13.60) 4 Sorenson, Sophi JR Kentucky-KY 52.75 52.18 qB 12.32 25.24 (12.92) 38.66 (13.42) 52.18 (13.52) 5 Rees, Meredith SO Missouri-MV 52.25 52.87 qB 12.54 25.32 (12.78) 38.85 (13.53) 52.87 (14.02) 6 Melton, Kobie M JR Arkansas-AR 53.73 52.91 qB 12.10 25.01 (12.91) 38.86 (13.85) 52.91 (14.05) 7 Herren, Parker JR Kentucky-KY 53.91 53.14 qB 12.60 25.85 (13.25) 39.57 (13.72) 53.14 (13.57) 8 Fa'Amausili, Ga SR Georgia-GA 53.06 53.16 qB 12.29 25.29 (13.00) 39.11 (13.82) 53.16 (14.05) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Liberto, Morgan JR Alabama-SE 53.00 53.17 qB 12.54 25.73 (13.19) 39.41 (13.68) 53.17 (13.76) 10 Eisenmann, Kara SR Texas A&M-GU 53.90 53.20 qB 12.71 26.07 (13.36) 39.71 (13.64) 53.20 (13.49) 11 Koczo, Abigail SO Alabama-SE 54.24 53.22 qB 12.60 25.81 (13.21) 39.53 (13.72) 53.22 (13.69) 12 Minnich, Kather JR Florida-FL 53.68 53.33 qB 12.35 25.43 (13.08) 39.07 (13.64) 53.33 (14.26) 13 Merritt, Kensle FR Auburn-SE 53.32 53.43 qB 12.49 25.72 (13.23) 39.44 (13.72) 53.43 (13.99) 14 Buerger, Torie FR Kentucky-KY 53.70 53.49 qB 12.44 25.63 (13.19) 39.42 (13.79) 53.49 (14.07) 15 Sansome, Millie SO Georgia-GA 55.90 53.51 qB 12.54 25.76 (13.22) 39.58 (13.82) 53.51 (13.93) 16 Harty, Kaitlin SR Tennessee-SE 54.72 53.56 qB 13.03 26.14 (13.11) 39.88 (13.74) 53.56 (13.68)